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Align the contents of a numerical matrix when you have minus signs

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I have a matrix that looks like

beginequation* 
 left [beginarraycccccc 
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \ 
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \ 
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \ 
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5 
endarray right ] endequation*

How should I sort of align this matrix to make it more symmetrical looking and without the disgusting slight shift due to the negative sign?

horizontal-alignment matrices

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  Take a look at the bmatrix* environment from mathtools.
  
  – barbara beeton
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I have a matrix that looks like

beginequation* 
 left [beginarraycccccc 
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \ 
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \ 
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \ 
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5 
endarray right ] endequation*

How should I sort of align this matrix to make it more symmetrical looking and without the disgusting slight shift due to the negative sign?

horizontal-alignment matrices

share|improve this question

edited 8 hours ago

Hans Lollo

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asked 9 hours ago

OlórinOlórin

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• 
  
  
  

  
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  Take a look at the bmatrix* environment from mathtools.
  
  – barbara beeton
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I have a matrix that looks like

beginequation* 
 left [beginarraycccccc 
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \ 
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \ 
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \ 
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5 
endarray right ] endequation*

How should I sort of align this matrix to make it more symmetrical looking and without the disgusting slight shift due to the negative sign?

horizontal-alignment matrices

share|improve this question

edited 8 hours ago

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beginequation* 
 left [beginarraycccccc 
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \ 
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \ 
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \ 
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5 
endarray right ] endequation*

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edited 8 hours ago

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Here there is my proposal. You could to use (for example but there are several strategies) spalign package with has the same approach to build a matrix or array to have minus signs aligned. Here there is a screenshot and a MWE.

documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article
usepackagespalign
begindocument
[ spaligndelims[]spalignmat[r]0 0 6 -6 0 0; 0 0 -6 6 0 0; 0 0 0 0 5 -5; 0 0 0 0 -5 5 ]
enddocument

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answered 8 hours ago

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  +1 ... interesting package spalign! So far I didn't aware about it.
  
  – Zarko
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Zarko I'm specializing in finding new packages that are very little used but are beautiful and efficacious.
  
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  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

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3

You can change column specifiers from c to r and you will obtain:

Is this what you looking for? MWE for above matrix is:

documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article

begindocument
[
left[beginarray*6r
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endarray right]
]
enddocument

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  Approved: this was the last vote I had available.
  
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  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Sebastiano, than you very much! You are very enthusiastic voter ;-)
  
  – Zarko
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you! Very much!
  
  – Olórin
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

The mathtools package extebds amsmath with the matrix* environments, which can take an optional argument for the alignment of their columns (c by default).

I added another solution, for which all columns have the same width, with the mathllap command (also from mathtools):

documentclassarticle%
usepackagemathtools


begindocument

beginequation*
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

beginequation*setlengtharraycolsep6pt
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & mathllap-6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & mathllap-6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & mathllap-5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 &mathllap-5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

enddocument 

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answered 8 hours ago

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  Please add an example showing a matrix with a negative value in the first column.
  
  – barbara beeton
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Barbara Beeton:: That's a challenge! It will destroy symmetry in spacings of left and right bracket. However one can add ; ate the end of each row to make it acceptable – at least from my point of view.
  
  – Bernard
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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3

Here there is my proposal. You could to use (for example but there are several strategies) spalign package with has the same approach to build a matrix or array to have minus signs aligned. Here there is a screenshot and a MWE.

documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article
usepackagespalign
begindocument
[ spaligndelims[]spalignmat[r]0 0 6 -6 0 0; 0 0 -6 6 0 0; 0 0 0 0 5 -5; 0 0 0 0 -5 5 ]
enddocument

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answered 8 hours ago

SebastianoSebastiano

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  +1 ... interesting package spalign! So far I didn't aware about it.
  
  – Zarko
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Zarko I'm specializing in finding new packages that are very little used but are beautiful and efficacious.
  
  – Sebastiano
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

Here there is my proposal. You could to use (for example but there are several strategies) spalign package with has the same approach to build a matrix or array to have minus signs aligned. Here there is a screenshot and a MWE.

documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article
usepackagespalign
begindocument
[ spaligndelims[]spalignmat[r]0 0 6 -6 0 0; 0 0 -6 6 0 0; 0 0 0 0 5 -5; 0 0 0 0 -5 5 ]
enddocument

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

SebastianoSebastiano

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  +1 ... interesting package spalign! So far I didn't aware about it.
  
  – Zarko
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Zarko I'm specializing in finding new packages that are very little used but are beautiful and efficacious.
  
  – Sebastiano
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Here there is my proposal. You could to use (for example but there are several strategies) spalign package with has the same approach to build a matrix or array to have minus signs aligned. Here there is a screenshot and a MWE.

documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article
usepackagespalign
begindocument
[ spaligndelims[]spalignmat[r]0 0 6 -6 0 0; 0 0 -6 6 0 0; 0 0 0 0 5 -5; 0 0 0 0 -5 5 ]
enddocument

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answered 8 hours ago

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documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article
usepackagespalign
begindocument
[ spaligndelims[]spalignmat[r]0 0 6 -6 0 0; 0 0 -6 6 0 0; 0 0 0 0 5 -5; 0 0 0 0 -5 5 ]
enddocument

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answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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3

You can change column specifiers from c to r and you will obtain:

Is this what you looking for? MWE for above matrix is:

documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article

begindocument
[
left[beginarray*6r
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endarray right]
]
enddocument

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

ZarkoZarko

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Approved: this was the last vote I had available.
  
  – Sebastiano
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Sebastiano, than you very much! You are very enthusiastic voter ;-)
  
  – Zarko
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you! Very much!
  
  – Olórin
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

You can change column specifiers from c to r and you will obtain:

Is this what you looking for? MWE for above matrix is:

documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article

begindocument
[
left[beginarray*6r
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endarray right]
]
enddocument

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

ZarkoZarko

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Approved: this was the last vote I had available.
  
  – Sebastiano
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Sebastiano, than you very much! You are very enthusiastic voter ;-)
  
  – Zarko
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you! Very much!
  
  – Olórin
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You can change column specifiers from c to r and you will obtain:

Is this what you looking for? MWE for above matrix is:

documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article

begindocument
[
left[beginarray*6r
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endarray right]
]
enddocument

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answered 8 hours ago

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documentclass[a4paper,12pt]article

begindocument
[
left[beginarray*6r
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endarray right]
]
enddocument

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answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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3

The mathtools package extebds amsmath with the matrix* environments, which can take an optional argument for the alignment of their columns (c by default).

I added another solution, for which all columns have the same width, with the mathllap command (also from mathtools):

documentclassarticle%
usepackagemathtools


begindocument

beginequation*
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

beginequation*setlengtharraycolsep6pt
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & mathllap-6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & mathllap-6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & mathllap-5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 &mathllap-5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

enddocument 

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

BernardBernard

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Please add an example showing a matrix with a negative value in the first column.
  
  – barbara beeton
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Barbara Beeton:: That's a challenge! It will destroy symmetry in spacings of left and right bracket. However one can add ; ate the end of each row to make it acceptable – at least from my point of view.
  
  – Bernard
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

The mathtools package extebds amsmath with the matrix* environments, which can take an optional argument for the alignment of their columns (c by default).

I added another solution, for which all columns have the same width, with the mathllap command (also from mathtools):

documentclassarticle%
usepackagemathtools


begindocument

beginequation*
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

beginequation*setlengtharraycolsep6pt
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & mathllap-6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & mathllap-6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & mathllap-5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 &mathllap-5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

enddocument 

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

BernardBernard

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Please add an example showing a matrix with a negative value in the first column.
  
  – barbara beeton
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Barbara Beeton:: That's a challenge! It will destroy symmetry in spacings of left and right bracket. However one can add ; ate the end of each row to make it acceptable – at least from my point of view.
  
  – Bernard
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

The mathtools package extebds amsmath with the matrix* environments, which can take an optional argument for the alignment of their columns (c by default).

I added another solution, for which all columns have the same width, with the mathllap command (also from mathtools):

documentclassarticle%
usepackagemathtools


begindocument

beginequation*
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

beginequation*setlengtharraycolsep6pt
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & mathllap-6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & mathllap-6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & mathllap-5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 &mathllap-5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

enddocument 

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answered 8 hours ago

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documentclassarticle%
usepackagemathtools


begindocument

beginequation*
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & -6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & -6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & -5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

beginequation*setlengtharraycolsep6pt
 beginbmatrix*[r]
 0 & 0 & 6 & mathllap-6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & mathllap-6 & 6 & 0 & 0 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 5 & mathllap-5 \
 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 &mathllap-5 & 5
endbmatrix*
 endequation*

enddocument 

share|improve this answer

answered 8 hours ago

BernardBernard

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answered 8 hours ago

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